The Wainwright Wildlife Society had its annual Christmas supper on December 4, with a menu of turkey and all the trimmings. It was a delicious meal, and a great time together.
Our special guests were Charlotte Wasylik from the Vermilion Nature Club, and also our...

Members of several local church groups came together to help the community celebrate Christmas during their Community Christmas Banquet, which was held at the Legion Hall on Saturday, December 17.
More than 200 community members attended the event, which included a turkey dinner, door prizes and entertainment...

The Calgary-based comedic acappella quartet The Heebee-jeebees visited Wainwright again this past weekend, hosting their Christmas show at the Communiplex on Saturday, December 10.
The group played numerous classic Christmas tunes all with a little twist of their own. The holiday favourites such as Silver Bells, Deck the...

On a bitter cold night on Saturday, December 10, members of Wainwright’s emergency services braved the elements to hold Wainwright’s first annual Candy Cane Checkstop at the rest stop area near the northwest corner of the intersection of Highway...

Nearly 200 students from Wainwright High School (WHS), Hughenden Public School and St. Jerome’s Catholic School in Vermilion got a lesson in school participation on Friday, December 9, during guest speaker Andy Thibodeau’s Caring is Contagious presentation, which was held in the WHS library.
Thibodeau is a motivational speaker from Ontario...

Community members gathered at the Church of the Nazarene on Monday, December 12, during the 46th annual Festival of Carols, hosted by the Wainwright Lions Club. Eight musical groups from different organizations, churches and schools across town took the stage to help celebrate the holiday season...

Fire ’n’ Wheels and the Irma Fire Department hit a bit of a snag in preparations for the 2017 rally, which will be held in Irma this year.
When Fire ’n’ Wheels was first founded, the motorcycle giveaway was called a door prize, with...

Wainwright Health Centre staff braved the cold with about 35 other community members on Thursday, December 1, to light the Trees of Life for the 20th year to honour loved ones who have passed away.
The Trees of Life are two evergreen trees which stand...

Saturday will mark Wainwright’s first annual Candy Cane Checkstop. Members from Wainwright’s emergency services will be set up by the intersection of Highway 14 and 27th Street in the rest area behind the big Wainwright sign. They will be collecting toys and food...